The Judicial Branch

Membership
• A justice will automatically and immediately be removed from office if that Justice is placed on academic or any other type of probation by the University.
• Term of Office
1. Members of the Judicial Court shall take office on the first day of the Fall Semester.
2. Any member is eligible to succeed himself/herself if he/she meets the other qualifications.
3. A member may be removed from office by a four-fifths (4/5) majority vote of the Judicial Court and a two-thirds (2/3) majority vote of Student Senate, by going on University probation of any type, or by three excused absences from regular Judicial Court meetings.
4. A member may resign by presenting his/her resignation to the Judicial Court one week before it is to go into effect.
• Replacements
1. All candidates for positions must petition for a Judicial Court seat by submitting at least fifty (50) signatures and completing all necessary forms.
2. Candidates for vacant seats shall be reviewed by the Credentials Board, whereupon the board shall select potential Justices to be approved by a simple majority vote of Student Senate.

Procedures
• Request for adjudication shall be made by an individual or recognized campus organization if such a person or group will litigate in the case, or by a Student Senate representative, even though he/she is not directly involved. This request shall be submitted in writing to the Chair of the Judicial Court who must present it to the Court within seven (7) days after receiving the request.
• Within fourteen (14) days after request for review has been received, the decision must be presented in writing to Student Senate and to the individual or group requesting review.
• Quorum shall be four-fifths of the voting membership.
• All decisions shall be based on a simple majority vote.
• All procedures not expressly stated will be prepared by the Judicial Court.

Duties and Responsibilities
• Attendance is expected, and excused absences from three meetings or one unexcused absence from a meeting throughout the school year will result in automatic removal.
• In general, the duties of the members of the Judicial Court shall be as follows:
1. To represent the best interest of the Student Government Association as a whole.
2. To prepare and maintain a record of all Judicial Court decisions.
3. To represent the Student Government Association as student members of the University Review Board.

Secretary of Justice
• Shall serve as an ex-officio, non-voting member of the Student Government Association Judicial Court and shall act as chair of that body.
• Shall make reports to the Executive Officers and Student Senate regarding the actions of the Judicial Court.
• Shall oversee the operations and proceedings of the Judicial Court.
• Shall be responsible for finding applicants to fill any vacant seats on Judicial Court.
• Shall make recommendations to the Executive Officers on any matter that falls under the express jurisdiction of the Judicial Court.
• Shall act on other matters as the President of Student Senate directs.